Hot-box cooler.



E. S. HAMMOND.

HOT BOX COOLER.

APPLICATION FILED ssmzo, 1911.

1 95,108. 7 PatentedApr. 28, 1914.

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E. s'. HAMMOND;

HOT BOX COOLER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1911.

1,095,108. Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

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ERNEST S. HAMMOND, OF VALLEY JUNCTION, IOWA.

HOT-BOX COOLER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERNEST S. HAMMOND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Valley Junction, in the county of Polk and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hot-Box Coolers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hot box coolers and more particularly to that type adapted for connection in cooling the hot boxes of railroad trains and the like.

One of the objects of the invention is the provision of a simple and eflicient device of this character which can be conveniently supported upon the hand holds, end or side ladders or over the edge of a fiattie.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of simple means for attaching the end of the hose to thejournal box and for supporting the surplus length of hose on the water receptacle, so that the same does not have to be wound around the parts of thetruck.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a novel support for the hose end which may be readily attached to the journal box and to which the journal nozzle is swiveled so as to permit the water receptacle to be attached to any part of the car and the nozzle to any journal box of the adjacent truck without twisting or kinking the hose.

Further object of the invention will appear as the following specific description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is an elevation showing the device attached to the hand hold on the side of a box car and with the hose running to one of the journal boxes. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective View showing the same attached to one of the rungs of an end ladder. Fig. 3 is I a detail perspective view showing the device attached to the flattie. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view through a journal box showing the nozzle support mounted therein. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional View through the nozzle support and nozzle. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the hook used for supporting the device upon the flattie.

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Fig. 1, 1 represents an ordinary box car having the usual truck 2 provided Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 20, 1911.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914:.

Serial No. 650,411.

with journal boxes 3 and with the ordinary side hand hold 4:. The cooler consists essentially in a receptacle 5, substantially semicircular in cross section, having a fiat back 6 to lie against the side of the car. The receptacle is provided with a top 7 for filling the receptacle with water and the sides have secured thereto the ordinary bail brackets 8 to which short chains 9 are connected. These chains have their free ends connected by a transverse chain 10 and pivoted to the intersection of the chains 9 and 10 are hooks 11 which are adapted to engage over the hand hold l or over the rungs of the end ladder, as shown in Fig. 2. It will be readily understood that the receptacle may be set upon the floor on the inside of a passenger or box car. In order to secure the same to a flattie or like car, I have provided spring brackets or hooks 12 provided with a spring loop 13 in the connecting portion between the legs thereof and one of the legs of the hook 14 is adapted to engage the hooks 11. These members are sprung over the sides of the1 car and conveniently support the receptac e.

Projecting outwardly and upwardly from the front of the receptacle 5, adjacent the base thereof, is a hose connecting nipple 15 to which a flexible hose 16 is connected. The opposite end of this hose has secured thereto a nozzle 17 which is swiveled in an attaching clip or clamp 18 which is substantially U-shaped in outline and has one of its legs extending at an obtuse angle to its normal plane in the form of an extension 19 and its opposite leg made slightly flaring so as to facilitate the insertion of the device in the journal box 20. The nozzle 17 is provided with a valve 21 by which the supply is regulated and the receptacle has a pair of crossed arms 22 around which the hose may be wound in order that a slack therein may be taken up after the clamp has been properly connected to the journal box.

In applying the device the extension 19 is slipped beneath the dope 23 in the box with the legsof the clamp straddling the vertical front edge of the box. The nozzle is positioned so as to direct the stream of water against the journal 24 and the valve 21 turned so as to regulate the amount of water fed to the box. In storing the device the entire length of hose is wound around the arm 22. It will be noticed that the connecting chain 10 is adapted to serve as a handle for carrying the device from place to place.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is In combination with a cooling apparatus for hot boXesof railway cars which includes atank and a flexible hose connected with the tank, of a supporting clip for the hose, said support comprising a substantially U- shaped resilient member, the legs of which are adapted to exert an inward tension toward each other, the said legs of the said clip adapted to be arranged upon the opposite faces of the outer Wall of the journal box, the inner leg of the clip having its end bent to provide an extension, the outer leg having its end flared outwardly to provide a finger grip, the said legs adjacent their connecting portion having openings, :1 valved nozzle passing through the openings, a swivel member arranged upon the nozzle between the legs of the clip, and the flexible hose upon the tank being connected with the nozzle.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST S. HAMMOND.

Witnesses M. M. SGI-IAEFER, W. lV. GAMBER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

